Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/12

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Subject: [Leica] Christmas comes early
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leowesson)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 23:59:01 -0600
References: <548BCBF2.1030001@jayburleson.com>

So there is a Santa  Claus!

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Dec 12, 2014, at 23:17, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
> 
> I was showing some prints to folks that come into where I work the other 
> day, and discussing cameras with some of them.
> One gentleman tells me his dad had a Leica and unfortunately they sold all 
> of his cameras and lenses when he died years ago.
> BUT...
> He continues to say a few weeks ago he was getting ready to move, and 
> looked in a box that had negs and prints that his dad took, and he found a 
> smaller box that had, as he said "some old Canon lens."
> So I said bring it in & I'll look at it.
> 
> He did so, today, and GAVE me a pristine Canon 50mm f/1.2 LTM lens, 
> complete with the leather lens case & both original caps.
> It also had the original hood and a yellow filter, with the leather case 
> that holds both of those.
> 
> I can't wait to get a proper LTM adapter & go out and play with it on the 
> Monochrom...
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/mfa6mz9
> 
> 
> Jay
> 
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